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shall severally, at stated times during their
continuance In office, receive for their
services, compensation which shall not be
increased or diminished alter their election,
nor during the teriK for which they shall
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
the State. One-half of the salary Of each
Superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for which he is elected The
annual salaries Of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court shall be seven thousand five
hundred dollars (s7500) each, and the Su.
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars I$6o0o each; Until otherwise
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand dollars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges of the city and
county of San Francisco. and the counties
OF Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara Yuba
and Sutter combined, Sacramento, Butte,
Nevada, San Diego, San Bernardino. Colusa
and Tehama, who shall receive FIVE thou
sand dollars. and the Judges of the counties
OF Iulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San Joa-
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
A Resolution to propose an amendment to
section eight, of Article NJ, of the Con.
stitution of the State of California. re-
lating to the framing of a charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou.
sand :inhabitants,. and for cities of over
ten thousand aud less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Resolued, That the Legislature of the
State of California. at its regular sc ssion.
commencing on the third day of January
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, two.
thirds OF all the mem 6ers elected to each of
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
In favor thereof, hereby propose that Sec
tion eight, of Article XII, of the Constitu-
ton OF said State. be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section S. Amy city containing a popula-
ton OF mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government, consistent with aud subject to
| the Constitution and laws of this State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least Eve years quail.
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
| or special election, whose duty it shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
them. and returned, one copy thereof to the
ofiicer Of such city, and and the aeOua1es other
to the Recorder OF Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall
general circulation in such city, for at least
twenty days; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors of such city,
at a general or special election, and II a ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole, without
power OF alteration or amendment; and If
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, it shall become the
cha ter of such city, or IL such city be con.
solidated with county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
thenticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. and deposited, one in
the office of the Secretary of State, the other
after being recorded in the office of the Re.
cor9er OF Deeos OF the county, among the
judicial notice thereof. The charter 40
ratified may be amended at intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
eral or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals.
| aud ratified by at least three-ffths Of the
qualified electors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or ramendpent
| thereto, any alternative article or prOposi.
tion may be presented for the choice Of the
wsoat s ana ma r. voted ssSers on separately
than ten thousand and not not more more
| than one hundred thousand inhabi.
tants may frame charter for its;own gov.
ernment. con istent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
Ing Board of fifteen freeholdeIs, who shall
have been for at least FIVE years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail.
neo o;I, voters % OF said City. at any. general or
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such oity.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members OF such Board. or majority of
smaem, me, ana @ returned. one copy thereof to the
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub.
Iished in two daily papers of general circu.
lat,on In such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion of
the charter; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub.
mitted to the qualified electors of said city
ava ii, genera & OF special election, and #
thereat shall rattfy the same, it shall there.
after be sub mitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and If
"PPAosSo Dy inquiry NUto VI lHc members
elected to each House, it shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
Charter, and any amendments thereof, and
az special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chiefexecutiveo officer ,and anthem
ttcated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. ana deoosited. one In
the offioe OF the Secretary OF State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
ders office, shall be deposited in the arch.
Ives yes, Of the city; and thereafter all Courts
snail 81 take Judicial notice of said charter.
The charter so ratified may be amended, at
intervals OF not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority OF the city to the qualified electors
thereof, at general or special election
Of such proposals and ratified by at least
three-ffths of the qualified electors voting
thereat and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
charter. In submitting any such charter. or
amendment thereto, any alternative article |
or proposition may be presented for the |
choice of the voters, and may be voted on |
separately without prejudice to others.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions /
islature, entitled "An Act to pfovide for the |
submission Of certain proposed amend |
megts to the Constitution of the State, here. |
matter named, and which have been pro-
posed and adopted by the Legislature of the |
State of California, at the session beginning |
on January third, eighteen hundred and |
eighty-seven to the qualified voters OF said |
State, at special election to be called by /
the Governor for the twelfth day of April. |
eighteen hundred and eighty .seven," an.
proved March 18th, 1857, the said amend |
ments are submitted to be separately voted /
upon, by ballot, by the qualified electors of |
the state, on
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1857.
The said amendments are respectively
Amendment Number One"
Amendment Number Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, II adopted, be respectively des.
Ignated amendments numbers four. ave
and six, in the order of their submission:
and the ballots used at such election must
contain the words:
"For the Amendment Number One,"
"For the Amendment Number Two"
"For the Amendment Number Three"
Or the words;
against the Amendment Number Oue.n
Against the Amendment Number Two."l
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